Going for Your First Weight Loss Consultation

First time you come face to face with a bariatric surgeon, for your initial consultation, is best to clarify all aspects that interest you in this issue.

You will find out which is the right type of weight loss surgery that would be suitable for your needs and your medical condition. Of course, depending on the surgery type, the time for your recovery will differ, so you might be also curious about this aspect. Inquire your doctor about how your life style has to be changed after this surgery procedure, about what your eating habits and necessary physical activity will be. The most important aspect of all this early discussion is to be advised about how your health is going to be improved after recovery period is over. This will be the decisive moment that will determine your future actions close to the necessity of making this surgery procedure.

The amount of weight you will lose, after the bariatric surgery, is important for everyone because your future health will depend of it. Your doctor has to inform you about how big your expectations should be in this direction. Depending of your amount of weight loss you must expect needing some more surgical procedures in order to perfect your physical aspect by removing excess skin and lifting certain areas of the body. Ask your doctor to estimate the areas that might need to be adjusted when you will get thinner. This early consultation will help you take a decision about how suitable a bariatric surgery is for you; your concerns about making a weight loss surgery will be clarified.

You will be advised about specific risks your needed type of surgery involves. This discussion will help you realize about all changes you have to make and that they have to be made for longtime of your life. This is one idea that you must keep into your mind all the way, before and after the surgery procedure will be done.

You will also be informed about how long the procedure is going to take, about the fact that it will be performed under general anesthesia. The time you will be asleep varies much, depending of the type of surgery, from 30 minutes for lap-band surgery to a maximum of four hours for gastric bypass. The hospital stay will be different for each procedure and the necessary time to go back to your normal life will also differ.

Except for lap band surgery, all the other bariatric procedures are permanent. Weight loss surgery is a serious surgical procedure so none of the aspects that it involves must be neglected.